Fast Cell Search

1. A method that facilitates a multi-stage cell search, comprising: detecting timing information related to primary synchronization channels (PSCs), wherein relative time distance between two consecutive PSCs is fixed; determining a group in which the PSCs belongs; and identifying a cell based in part on phase information associated with a secondary synchronization channel (SSC), the phase information being dependent on the group in which the PSCs belong.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: fixing the relative time distance between the two consecutive PSCs regardless of cyclic prefix (CP) length.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: searching for cells where a cyclic prefix (CP) can be detected blindly.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: utilizing phase information related to the SSC associated with a PSC to facilitate determining the cell.

5. A computer readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions to: detect timing information related to primary synchronization channels (PSCs), wherein relative time distance between two consecutive PSCs is fixed; determine a group in which the PSCs belongs; and identify a cell based in part on phase information associated with a secondary synchronization channel (SSC), the phase information being dependent on the group in which the PSCs belong.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5 , further comprising computer executable instructions to fix the relative time distance between the two consecutive PSCs regardless of cyclic prefix (CP) length.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 5 , further comprising computer executable instructions to search for cells where a cyclic prefix (CP) can be detected blindly.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 5 , further comprising computer executable instructions to utilize phase information related to the SSC associated with a PSC to facilitate determining the cell.

9. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: means for detecting timing information related to primary synchronization channels (PSCs), wherein relative time distance between two consecutive PSCs is fixed; means for determining a group in which the PSCs belongs; and means for identifying a cell based in part on phase information associated with a secondary synchronization channel (SSC), the phase information being dependent on the group in which the PSCs belong.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: means for fixing the relative time distance between the two consecutive PSCs regardless of cyclic prefix (CP) length.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: means for searching for cells where a cyclic prefix (CP) can be detected blindly.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising means for utilizing phase information related to the SSC associated with a PSC to facilitate determining the cell.

13. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: a processor, configured to: detect timing information related to primary synchronization channels (PSCs), wherein relative time distance between two consecutive PSCs is fixed; determine a group in which the PSCs belongs; and identify a cell based in part on phase information associated with a secondary synchronization channel (SSC), the phase information being dependent on the group in which the PSCs belong; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing data.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , the processor is further configured to fix the relative time distance between the two consecutive PSCs regardless of cyclic prefix (CP) length.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , the processor is further configured to search for cells where a cyclic prefix (CP) can be detected blindly.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , the processor is further configured to utilize phase information related to the SSC associated with a PSC to facilitate determining the cell.